Daju

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The Daju culture stems from the Daju empire in the Darfur region of western Sudan.

The Daju, inhabitants of Jebel Marra, appear to have been the dominant group in Darfur in the earliest period recorded. How long they ruled is uncertain, little being known of them save a list of kings. According to tradition, the Daju dynasty was displaced, and Islam introduced, about the 14th century, by the Tunjur, who reached Darfur by way of Bornu and Wadai. The first Tunjur king is said to have been Ahmed el-Makur, who married the daughter of the last Daju monarch. Ahmed reduced many chiefs to submission, and under him the country prospered.

The surrounding region in Darfur is inhabited by the Fur people.